[Mb-civic] Remembering Bloody Sunday: Thousands Mark 40th Anniversary of Selma Voting Rights March

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Joan's eyewitness is very moving..

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|  Remembering Bloody Sunday: Thousands Mark 40th Anniversary of Selma Voting Rights March
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Today is the fortieth anniversary of Bloody Sunday - the historic voting rights march in Selma, Alabama when used billy clubs, tears gas and cattle prods to stop some 600 black marchers from reaching Montgomery in a bid for voting rights. We go to Selma, Alabama to speak with Joanne Bland, of the National Voting Rights Museum who attended the march 40 years ago. [includes rush transcript]
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